Edmond Rostand French poetplaywright (Cyrano de Bergerac)
01 Apr 1873
Sergei Rachmaninoff Novgorod Russia composer (Prelude in C Minor)
01 Apr 1878
Carl Sternheim German playwright (HyperionTabula Rasa)
01 Apr 1882
Paul Anspach Belgian Olympic champion fencer (d. 1991)
01 Apr 1883
Aleksander V Aleksandrov Russian composerconductor
01 Apr 1883
Leonidas Lon Chaney American actor nicknamed the man of a 1000 faces (High Noon Phantom of the Opera) born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 1930)
01 Apr 1884
Laurette Taylor [Helen Loretta Cooney] American actress (Peg o My Heart) born in NYC New York (d. 1946)
01 Apr 1885
Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier) British barones
01 Apr 1893
Cicely Courtneidge Australian actress (Double Exposure) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 1980)
01 Apr 1895
Alberta Hunter blues singercomposer (Downhearted Blues)
01 Apr 1897
Willem H van de Pol Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma)
01 Apr 1898
Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley] American actress (Blood & Sand) born in NYC New York (d. 1961)
01 Apr 1898
William James Sidis American genius (d. 1944)
01 Apr 1900
Robert McDowell Mayor of Maryborough Queensland (d. 1988)
01 Apr 1901
Whittaker Chambers American writer editor and defector (d. 1961)
01 Apr 1902
L P Jai cricketer (one Test India v England 1934 scored 19 & 0)
01 Apr 1904
Juan Gil-Albert Spanish poet and writer born in Alcoy (d. 1994)
01 Apr 1905
Clara Mother Hale US social worker (Hale House)
01 Apr 1905
Gaston Eyskens Prime Minister of Belgium (1949 1958-61 1968-72) born in Lier Belgium (d. 1988)
01 Apr 1905
Winfried P I Zillig German opera composerconductor (Fantasia Irica)
01 Apr 1906
Ned Glass Polish-American actor (Sol-Julia Uncle Moe-Bridget Loves Bernie) born in Poland (d. 1984)
01 Apr 1906
Sigve Lie Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold 1948 52)
01 Apr 1908
Abraham H Maslow US psychologist (humanistic psychology)
01 Apr 1909
Abner Biberman American director and actor (His Girl Friday The Leopard Man) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1977)
01 Apr 1909
Eddie Duchin Mass society pianistbandleader (Eddie Duchin Orchestra)
01 Apr 1911
Evert H Bep Bakhuys Dutch soccer starwriter
01 Apr 1911
Ferdinand J Kranenburg Dutch Secretary of Defense (soc dem)
01 Apr 1911
Gunther Rennert opera director and producer born in Essen Germany
01 Apr 1914
Lor Tok [Sawong Supsamruay] Thai comedian and actor (Ngern Ngern Ngern) born in Bangkok Yai Thailand (d. 2002)
01 Apr 1915
Art Lund Salt Lake City Utah singer (Ken Murray Show)
01 Apr 1915
Otto Wilhelm Fischer Austrian actor (Helden Ich suche dich) born in Klosterneuburg Austria-Hungary (d. 2004)
01 Apr 1917
Johnny Andrews singerhost (Songs at Twilight) born in Boston Massachusetts
01 Apr 1917
Leon Janney (Ramon) American actor (Charly Stolen Paradise Hawk) born in Ogden Utah (d. 1980)
01 Apr 1919
Joseph Murray American surgeon Nobel laureate (d. 2012)
01 Apr 1921
William L Bergsma American composer (Fortunate Island) born in Oakland California
01 Apr 1922
William Manchester Attleboro Mass historian (Death of a President)
01 Apr 1923
Robert Bobby Jordan American actor (Dead End Kids Kid Dynamite Flying Wild) born in Harrison New York (d. 1965)
01 Apr 1924
kalja [Miodrag Petrovi] Serbian actor and one of the most popular comedians of former Yugoslavia born in Kruevac Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1925
Sala Burton American politician (Rep-D-CA 1983-87) born in Biaystok Poland (d. 1987)
01 Apr 1926
Lyndon Brook British actor (Invasion Reach for the Sky) born in York England (d. 2004)
01 Apr 1927
Amos Milburn R&B singer and pianist born in Houston Texas (d. 1980)
01 Apr 1927
Walter Bahr American soccer midfielder coach (1950 US beat England 1-0) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1928
Dimitri Frenkel Frank Dutch writerdirector (Hadimassa)
01 Apr 1928
George Grizzard American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Wrong is Right Bachelor Party Attica) born in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina (d. 2007)
01 Apr 1929
Jane Powell American singer and actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) born in Portland Oregon
01 Apr 1929
Milan Kundera Czech poet and writer (Joke Unbearable Lightness of Being) born in Brno Czechoslovakia
01 Apr 1929
Bo Schembechler American football coach (d. 2006)
01 Apr 1930
Grace Lee Whitney American singer and actress (Yeoman Rand-Star Trek) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 2015)
01 Apr 1931
George Baker Bulgarian-born British actor (I Claudius Goodbye Mr Chips Curse of the Fly) born in Varna Bulgaria (d. 2011)
01 Apr 1931
Illse Ita Ever Estonian actress (Miss Marple- Chyornykh drozdov) born in Paide Jrva County
01 Apr 1931
Charles Price American Businessman and diplomat born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2012)
01 Apr 1932
Debbie Reynolds American actress (Kathy Selden-Singin in the Rain The Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in El Paso Texas (d. 2016)
01 Apr 1932
Gordon Jump American actor (Arthur Carlson-WKRP Growing Pains) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1939
Phil Niekro knuckleball pitcher (NY Yankees Atlanta Braves)
01 Apr 1939
Rudolph Isley rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout) born in Cincinnati Ohio
01 Apr 1933
Dan Flavin American minimalist sculptor born in New York City (d. 1996)
01 Apr 1933
Stan Weston US toy licensing agent had concept for G.I. Joe born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2017)
01 Apr 1934
Jim Ed Brown American country music singer (Nashville on the Road) born in Sparkman Arkansas
01 Apr 1934
Don Hastings American actor (Capt Video Bob-As the World Turns) born in Brooklyn New York
01 Apr 1934
Rod Kanehl American baseball player (d. 2004)
01 Apr 1934
Vladimir Posner Russian-French-American journalist who represented and explained the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War born in Paris
01 Apr 1935
Hans H Boswinkel actor and director (Surprise Attack Tutorials in Love)
01 Apr 1935
John Murray cricketer (Eng 1961-67 1st wk called Murray to play Tests)
01 Apr 1936
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Swiss politician president of the Confederation in 1989 and 1996 (d. 1998)
01 Apr 1939
Ali MacGraw Pound Ridge NY actress (Love Story Goodbye Columbus)
01 Apr 1940
Annie Nightingale English broadcaster 1st BBC Radio 1 female presenter born in London
01 Apr 1941
Ajit Wadekar cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt)
01 Apr 1942
Alan Blakley rocker (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
01 Apr 1942
Phil Margo rock vocalist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) born in Brooklyn New York
01 Apr 1942
Samuel R[ay] Delany Jr American sci-fi author (Towers of Toron Neveryona)
01 Apr 1944
Carol White England actress (Daddys Gone a Hunting)
01 Apr 1945
Heather Young Bremerton Wash actress (Betty-Land of Giants)
01 Apr 1945
Kenny Buttrey American influential drummer born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2004)
01 Apr 1946
John Barbata drummer (Turtles-Happy Together Eleanor)
01 Apr 1946
Ronnie Plonk Lane rock bassist (Small Faces-Hey Girl) born in London England
01 Apr 1946
William Frederick Fisher MDastronaut (STS 51-I) born in Dallas Texas
01 Apr 1947
Robin Scott English singer (M) born in London
01 Apr 1948
Jimmy Cliff [James Chambers] Jamaican Reggae singer born in St James Jamaica
01 Apr 1948
Simon Crowe rock drummer (Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye)
01 Apr 1948
J. J. [John James] Williams Welsh rugby player born in Nantyffyllon Wales
01 Apr 1949
Gill Scott-Heron American writer poet and singer (Whities on the Moon) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
01 Apr 1949
Grard Mestrallet French businessman (Engie) born in Paris France
01 Apr 1949
Sammy Nelson Northern Irish footballer born in Belfast Northern Ireland
01 Apr 1949
Paul Manafort American political consultant (Trump campaign chairman) born in New Britain Connecticut
01 Apr 1950
Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels Dutch minister of Environment (VVD)
01 Apr 1950
Leonard van Spirit Dutch-British food magnate
01 Apr 1950
Billy Currie English rock keyboardist and violinist (Ultravox) born in Huddersfield
01 Apr 1950
Samuel Alito U.S. Supreme Court Justice (2006-) born in Trenton New Jersey
01 Apr 1951
John Philip Abizaid U.S. Army General former CENTCOM commander
01 Apr 1952
Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi Tripoli Libya bomber (Pan Am 103) (d. 2012)
01 Apr 1952
Annette OToole actress (Cat People Superman III) born in Houston Texas
01 Apr 1952
Rey Robinson American 100m sprinter (Olympic-1972)
01 Apr 1952
Tirso Cruz III Filipino actor and singer born in Sampaloc Manila Philippines
01 Apr 1953
Aftab Baloch cricketer (Pakistani in 2 Tests scored 428 for Sind 74)
01 Apr 1953
Barry Sonnenfeld director (Get Shorty Men in Black) born in NYC New York
01 Apr 1954
Jeff Porcaro drummerpercussionist (Toto-Roxanne Africa) born in Los Angeles California
01 Apr 1954
Susumu Hirasawa Japanese electropop musician born in Nakagawa Adachi Tokyo
01 Apr 1955
Danny Joe Pohl Mt Pleasant MI PGA golfer (1986 Colonial)
01 Apr 1956
Peter OToole Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers-People)
01 Apr 1957
David Gower cricketer (elegant England left-handed batsman 1978-92)
01 Apr 1957
Donald William Hammond Frederick MD PGA golfer (1986 Bob Hope)
01 Apr 1958
Anton Innauer Austrian 70m ski jumper (Olympic gold 1980)
01 Apr 1961
Jennifer Runyon American actress (Cindy-A Very Brady Christmas) born in Chicago Illinois
01 Apr 1961
Jim Jeffcoat NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
01 Apr 1961
Mark White British rock guitarist singer-songwriter and record producer (ABC-All of My Heart) born in Sheffield England
01 Apr 1962
Sara Lazarus American jazz singer (Its All Right With Me) born in Wilmington Delaware
01 Apr 1962
Phillip Schofield TV personalitydesigner (Nightfire)
01 Apr 1962
Rich Amaral Visalia CA outfielder (Seattle Mariners)
01 Apr 1964
John Morris British cricketer (England right-hand batsman v India 1990) born Crewe Cheshire England
01 Apr 1964
Scott Stevens NHL defenseman (NJ Devils Team Canada) born in Kitchener Ontario
01 Apr 1965
John Jumbo Elliott NFL tackle (NY Giants NY Jets)
01 Apr 1965
Mark Jackson NBA guard (Indiana Pacers) and coach born in Brooklyn New York
01 Apr 1966
Dave Vankoughnett CFL corner (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
01 Apr 1966
Odie Harris NFL safetydefensive back (Houston Oilers)
01 Apr 1968
Joel Smeenge NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
01 Apr 1882
Paul Anspach Belgian fencer (Olympic gold individual epe team epe 1912) born in Burcht Belgium (d. 1981)
01 Apr 1883
Leonidas Lon Chaney American actor nicknamed the man of a 1000 faces (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame The Phantom of the Opera) born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 1930)
01 Apr 1883
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov Russian Soviet composer born in Plakhino Ryazan Governorate (d. 1946) [OS date]
01 Apr 1884
Hugo Bezdek Czech American College Football Hall of Fame coach (University of Oregon University of Arkansas Penn State NFL Cleveland Browns MLB Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 1952)
01 Apr 1891
Frank Rankin Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame rover (Toronto Eatons Toronto St. Michaels Majors) and coach (Toronto Granites-Canada Olympic gold 1924) born in Stratford Ontario (d. 1932)
01 Apr 1897
Doc Alexander American College Football Hall of Fame guard (Syracuse All Pro 1921 22 Rochester Jeffersons NFL Cship 1925 NY Giants) born in Silver Creek New York (d. 1975)
01 Apr 1900
Stefanie Clausen Danish diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1920) born in Vesterbro Denmark (d. 1981)
01 Apr 1901
Boris Koutzen Russian violinist composer & educator born in Uman Russia (now Ukraine) (d. 1966)
01 Apr 1901
Johnny Farrell American golfer (US Open 1928) born in White Plains NY (d. 1988)
01 Apr 1906
Sigve Lie Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948 52) born in Haugesund Norway (d. 1958)
01 Apr 1909
Eddy Duchin American pianist and bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1951)
01 Apr 1911
Joe Fortenberry American basketball forward (captain Olympic gold 1936) born in Leo Texas (d. 1993)
01 Apr 1915
Jeff Heath Canadian baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1941 43 45 Cleveland Indians) born in Fort William Ontario (d. 1975)
01 Apr 1921
Ken Reardon Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman and executive (Stanley Cup 1946 NHL All-Star 1946-50 Montreal Canadiens) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2008)
01 Apr 1921
Beau Jack American boxer (NYSAC world lightweight champion 1942-44) born in Waynesboro Georgia (d. 2000)
01 Apr 1922
Emil Bus Mosbacher American yachtsman (Americas Cup 1962 [Weatherly] 1967 [Intrepid]) born in White Plains New York (d. 1997)
01 Apr 1926
Denis Lalanne French sports journalist (Le grand combat du XV de France Rugbymania French flair attitude) born in Pau France (d. 2019)
01 Apr 1927
Walter Bahr American soccer midfielder (19 caps) and coach (Penn State) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1929
Bo Schembechler Jr. American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Miami U) coach (Miami U 1963-68 University of Michigan 1969-89 career record 234658) and administrator (Michigan) born in Barberton Ohio (d. 2006)
01 Apr 1930
Dennis Young New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps Canterbury 139 games) born in Christchurch New Zealand
01 Apr 1933
Robert Shavlakadze Georgian high jumper (Olympic gold high jump for Soviet Union 1960) born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1935
John Murray England cricket wicketkeeper (21 Tests 55 dismissals) born in London England (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1935
Billy Whelan Irish soccer forward (4 caps Rep Ireland Manchester United 79 games died Munich air disaster) born in Dublin Republic of Ireland (d. 1958)
01 Apr 1936
Ron Perranoski American MLB pitcher (World Series 1963 65 LAD AL saves leader 1969 70 Minnesota Twins) and coach (World Series 1981 88 LAD) born in Paterson New Jersey
01 Apr 1939
Ali MacGraw American actress (Love Story Goodbye Columbus) born in Pound Ridge New York
01 Apr 1939
Phil Niekro American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (no-hitter 1973 5 x MLB All Star 5 x Gold Glove Milwaukee Atlanta Braves) born in Blaine Ohio
01 Apr 1939
Nick Peters American Baseball Hall of Fame writer (Oakland Tribune Sacramento Bee Berkeley Gazette San Francisco Chronicle) born in San Francisco California (d. 2015)
01 Apr 1939
Vitali Davydov Russian ice hockey defenceman (Olympic gold 1964 68 72 HC Dynamo Moscow) born in Moscow Russia
01 Apr 1941
Ajit Wadekar Indian cricket batsman and captain (37 Tests top score 143) born in Mumbai India (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1942
Alan Blakley English rocker (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
01 Apr 1944
Rusty Staub American baseball utility (6 x MLB All Star Houston Colt .45s Astros Montreal Expos NY Mets Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Mets games 1986-95) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1945
Heather Young American actress (Land of the Giants) born in Bremerton
01 Apr 1946
Manfred Stengl Austrian luger (Olympic gold mens doubles 1964) born in Salzburg Austria (d. 1992)
01 Apr 1946
Arrigo Sacchi Italian soccer coach (Italy national team 1991-96 Serie A 1987-88 European Cup 1989 90 AC Milan Atltico Madrid Parma) born in Fusignano Italy
01 Apr 1947
Norm Van Lier American basketball point guard (NBA All Star 1974 76 77 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet) born in East Liverpool Ohio (d. 2009)
01 Apr 1948
J. J. Williams Welsh rugby winger (30 caps Wales 7 British & Irish Lions) born in Nantyffyllon Wales
01 Apr 1948
Willie Montaez Puerto Rican baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1977 Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves) born in Catao Puerto Rico
01 Apr 1948
Javier Irureta Spanish soccer midfielder (6 caps Atltico Madrid Athletic Bilbao) and manager (Deportivo La Corua 1998-2005) born in Irun Spain
01 Apr 1949
Gill Scott-Heron American writer and singer (Whitey on the Moon) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
01 Apr 1949
Sammy Nelson Irish soccer left back (51 caps Northern Ireland Arsenal) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
01 Apr 1953
Aftab Baloch Pakistan cricket batsman (2 Tests 7th player to pass the 400 first class run milestone 428 for Sind 1974) born in Karachi Pakistan
01 Apr 1953
Alberto Zaccheroni Italian soccer manager (AC Milan Lazio Internazionale Torino Juventus UAE Japan) born in Meldola Italy
01 Apr 1954
Giancarlo Antognoni Italian soccer midfielder (73 caps Fiorentina 341 games) born in Marsciano Italy
01 Apr 1955
Dan Pohl American golfer (US Masters 1982 runner-up 2 PGA Tour titles) born in Mt Pleasant Michigan
01 Apr 1955
Ockie Oosthuizen South African rugby union front rower (9 caps Transvaal) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2019)
01 Apr 1957
David Gower English cricket batsman and captain (117 Tests 8231 runs 44.25 18 x 100 114 ODIs) born in Tunbridge Wells Kent England
01 Apr 1957
Donnie Hammond American golfer (2 PGA Tour titles) born in Frederick Maryland
01 Apr 1958
Toni Innauer Austrian ski jumper (Olympic gold individual normal hill 1980 silver long hill 1976) born in Bezau Austria
01 Apr 1960
Reijo Ruotsalainen Finnish ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1987 90 Edmonton Oilers Olympic silver 1988) born in Oulu Finland
01 Apr 1856
Acacio Gabriel Viegas Indian physician who identified the plague in Bombay born in Apora Portuguese India (d. 1933)
01 Apr 1872
Tadeusz Joteyko Polish conductor composer and musicologist (Zygmunt August) born in Poczujki Russian Empire (d. 1932)
01 Apr 1873
Sergei Rachmaninoff Russian-American piano virtuoso conductor and composer (Aleko Piano Concerto No. 3) born in Oneg or Semyonovo Russian Empire (d. 1943) [OSMar 20Apr 1]
01 Apr 1886
Casimir von Pszthory Austrian composer born in Budapest (d. 1966)
01 Apr 1895
Alberta Hunter American blues singer and composer (Downhearted Blues) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1984)
01 Apr 1897
Lucille Bogan American blues singer and songwriter (Sweet Petunia Black Angel Blues) born in Amory Mississippi (d. 1948)
01 Apr 1901
Boris Koutzen Russian violinist composer and educator born in Uman Russia (now Ukraine) (d. 1966)
01 Apr 1907
Walter Kaufmann German-American conductor (Winnipeg Symphony 1948-57) composer (Navaratnam) and musicologist (The Ragas of South India) born in Karlsbad Germany (d. 1984)
01 Apr 1909
Eddy Duchin American jazz pianist and bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1951)
01 Apr 1910
Harry Carney American tenor and baritone jazz saxophonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra 1927-74) born in Boston Massachussets (d. 1974)
01 Apr 1915
Art Lund American singer (Ken Murray Show) born in Salt Lake City Utah
01 Apr 1917
Johnny Andrews American singerhost (Songs at Twilight) born in Boston Massachusetts
01 Apr 1921
Steve Race British composer jazz pianist and radio and television presenter (BBCs My Music 1967-94) born in Lincoln England (d. 2009)
01 Apr 1922
Jimmie Lloydd [Logdon] American country and rockabilly singer (I Got a Rocket in My Pocket) born in Panther Kentucky (d. 2001)
01 Apr 1922
Irving Duke Jordan American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker Stan Getz Sonny Stitt) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2006)
01 Apr 1925
Kathy Stobart British jazz tenor saxophonist bandleader and teacher born in South Shields England (d. 2014)
01 Apr 1927
Amos Milburn American R&B singer and pianist (One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer) born in Houston Texas (d. 1980)
01 Apr 1929
Jane Powell American singer and actress (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) born in Portland Oregon
01 Apr 1930
Grace Lee Whitney American singer and actress (Star Trek - Yeoman Rand) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 2015)
01 Apr 1930
Dennis Young New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps Canterbury 139 games) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1931
Rolf Hochhuth German playwright (Der Stellvertreter) born in Eschwege Germany (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1936
Ron Perranoski American MLB pitcher (World Series 1963 65 LA Dodgers AL saves leader 1969 70) and coach (World Series 1981 88 LAD) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1937
Yilmaz Gney Kurdish film director (Yol Arkada Baba Ait) born in Yenice Karata Turkey
01 Apr 1939
Phil Niekro American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher famed knuckleballer no-hitter 1973 5 x MLB All Star 5 x Gold Glove MilwaukeeAtlanta Braves) born in Blaine Ohio (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1939
Rudolph Isley American rocker (Isley Brothers - Shout) born in Cincinnati Ohio
01 Apr 1942
Danny Brooks [Jim Mealey] American pop bass vocalist (Dovells - Bristol Stomp) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 197
01 Apr 1942
Phil Margo American rock vocalist (Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight) born in Brooklyn New York
01 Apr 1945
John Barbata American drummer (Turtles - Happy Together Elenore) born in Passiac New Jersey
01 Apr 1946
Ronnie Plonk Lane English rock bassist (Small Faces - Hey Girl) born in London England
01 Apr 1946
William Frederick Fisher American MD & astronaut (STS 51-I) born in Dallas Texas
01 Apr 1948
Jimmy Cliff [Chambers] Jamaican reggae singer (The HArder They Come) born in St James Colony of Jamaica
01 Apr 1948
Simon Crowe Irish rock drummer (Boomtown Rats - I Dont Like Mondays) born in Dublin Ireland
01 Apr 1948
J. J. Williams Welsh rugby union winger (30 caps Wales 7 British & Irish Lions Grand Slam 1976 78) born in Nantyffyllon Wales (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1949
Gill Scott-Heron American poet singer and pianist (Whitey On The Moon Johannesburg) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
01 Apr 1950
Billy Currie British rock keyboardist and violinist (Ultravox) born in Huddersfield England
01 Apr 1952
Annette OToole American actress (Cat People Superman III) born in Houston Texas
01 Apr 1952
Rob Wasserman American jazz and rock double bassist and composer (RatDog Duets) born in San Mateo California (d. 2016)
01 Apr 1953
Pavol Biro Slovak soccer defender (9 caps Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague) born in Preov Slovakia (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1954
Jeff Porcaro American drummerpercussionist (Toto - Roxanna Africa) born in Los Angeles California
01 Apr 1955
Emmanuel [Acha] Mexican singer (ntimamente La Chica de Humo) born in Mexico City Mexico
01 Apr 1725
Francois Bainville French organist and composer (d. 1788)
01 Apr 1834
Isidore Legouix French composer born in Paris France (d. 1916)
01 Apr 1866
Ferruccio Busoni Italian pianist composer and conductor (Arlecchino) born in Empoli (d. 1924)
01 Apr 1871
F. Melius Christiansen Norwegian-American violinist and choral conductor (St. Olaf Choir 1912-44) born in Eidsvold Norway (d. 1955)
01 Apr 1873
Sergei Rachmaninoff Russian-American piano virtuoso conductor and composer (Aleko Piano Concerto No. 3 Vocalise) born in Oneg or Semyonovo Russian Empire (d. 1943) [OSMar 20]
01 Apr 1905
Winfried Zillig German opera composer and conductor (Fantasia Irica) born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1963)
01 Apr 1909
(Edwin) Eddy Duchin American jazz pianist and bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1951)
01 Apr 1915
Art Lund American pop baritone singer (Mamselle) screen and stage actor (Fiorello) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1990)
01 Apr 1917
Johnny Andrews American singer and host (Songs at Twilight) born in Boston Massachusetts
01 Apr 1921
Douglas Allenbrook American pianist harpsichord player and composer born in Alton Massachusetts (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1922
Jimmie Lloyd [Logdon] American country and rockabilly singer (I Got a Rocket in My Pocket) born in Panther Kentucky (d. 2001)
01 Apr 1922
(Irving) Duke Jordan American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker Stan Getz Sonny Stitt) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2006)
01 Apr 1924
Gnther Becker German classical and electro-acoustic composer born in Forbach Germany (d. 2007)
01 Apr 1929
Jane Powell [Suzanne Burce] American singer and actress (Royal Wedding Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2021)
01 Apr 1932
(Mary Frances) Debbie Reynolds American actress and singer (Singin In The Rain -Kathy Selden The Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in El Paso Texas (d. 2016)
01 Apr 1932
Gordon Jump American actor (WKFP -Arthur Carlson Growing Pains Maytag Repairman) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1932
Franois Moncla French rugby union flanker (31 Tests Racing 92 Section Paloise) born in Louvie-Juzon France (d. 2021)
01 Apr 1942
Alan Blakley British guitarist and record producer (The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby Silence Is Golden) born in Bromley Kent England (d. 1996)
01 Apr 1942
Danny Brooks [Jim Mealey] American pop bass vocalist (The Dovells - Bristol Stomp) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 197)
01 Apr 1942
Samuel R. Delany Jr American sci-fi author (Towers of Toron Neveryona) born in Harlem New York
01 Apr 1951
Henry Gross American guitarist (Sha Na Na 1969-70) and singer-songwriter (Shannon) born in Brooklyn New York
01 Apr 1954
Jeff Porcaro American drummer (Toto - Rosanna Africa) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1992)
01 Apr 1283
Ludwig IV Duke of Bavaria (1301-47) King of the Romans (1314-47) and Holy Roman Emperor (1328-47) born in Munich (d. 1347)
01 Apr 1643
Christian Demelius German composer and kapellmeister born in Schlettau Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1711)
01 Apr 1721
Pieter Hellendaal Dutch violinist organist (Pembroke College & Chapel of Peterhouse both in Cambridge England) teacher and composer (Glees) born in Rotterdam Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) (d. 1799)
01 Apr 1755
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin French lawyer and gastronome (wrote 1st book of gastronomy - The Physiology of Taste) born in Belley France (d. 1826) [1]
01 Apr 1785
Ferdinand Olivier German painter (Nazarene movement) born in Dessau (d. 1841)
01 Apr 1807
Fredrik Cygnaeus Finnish poet literary critic and nationis born in Hmeenlinna Finland (d. 1881)
01 Apr 1843
Ludwig Enneccerus German politician and legal scholar born in Neustadt am Rbenberge (d. 1928)
01 Apr 1847
Jules-Nicolas Crevaux French naval doctor and explorer (French Guiana and the Amazon) born in Lorquin France (d. 1882)
01 Apr 1852
Edward Austin Abbey American painter (Quest of the Holy Grail mural at Boston Public Library) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
01 Apr 1858
Arnold Aletrino Dutch physician criminologist and author (From Life) born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)
01 Apr 1858
Gaetano Mosca Italian sociologist (Circulation of Elite) born in Palermo Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1941)
01 Apr 1864
Marie Jungius Dutch fairy tale writer and feminist (d. 1908)
01 Apr 1865
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy Austrian-born chemist (1925 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work colloids) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1929) [1]
01 Apr 1866
Sophonisba Breckenridge American professor teacher and social activist (1st woman to graduate from Chicago Uni Law School) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1948) [1]
01 Apr 1868
Edmond Rostand French poet and playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) born in Marseille France (d. 1918)
01 Apr 1869
Peter Egge Norwegian writer (De Droom) bornin Trondheim Norway (d. 1959)
01 Apr 1878
Carl Sternheim German playwright (HyperionTabula Rasa) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1942)
01 Apr 1885
Clementine Churchill British life peer and wife of Winston Churchill born in London England (d. 1977)
01 Apr 1887
Leonard Bloomfield American linguist (Structural Linguistics) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1949)
01 Apr 1898
Pola Gojawiczynska Polish writer (Stolica) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1963)
01 Apr 1898
Roger Bastide French sociologist (study of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean religions) born in Nimes France (d. 1974)
01 Apr 1899
Lida Durdikova Czech childrens author (Children with extinguished eyes) and publisher (Pre Castor) born in Prague (d. 1955)
01 Apr 1902
Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai Indian cricket batsman (1 Test captain Bombay in inaugural Ranji Trophy win 1935) born in Bombay India (d. 1968)
01 Apr 1905
Clara Hale Mother Hale American social activist (Hale House Center for disadvantaged children) born in Elizabeth Town North Carolina (d. 1992)
01 Apr 1911
Gnther Rennert German film and opera director and administrator born in Essen Germany (d. 1978)
01 Apr 1914
Carla van Neste Belgian classical violinist (Trio Reine Elisabeth) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1992)
01 Apr 1921
William Bergsma American composer (The Fortunate Islands The Murder of Comrade Sharik) and educator (Juilliard 1946-63 University of Washington 1963-86) born in Oakland California (d. 1994)
01 Apr 1929
Milan Kundera Czech-French poet and novelist (The Joke The Unbearable Lightness of Being Immortality) born in Brno Czechoslovakia
01 Apr 1929
Payut Ngaokrachang Thai animator The Adventure of Sudsakorn) born in Klong Warl Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Thailand (d. 2010)
01 Apr 1932
Gordon Jump American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - Arthur Carlson Growing Pains - Ed Maytag Repairman) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1933
Robert Shavlakadze Georgian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1960) born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1935
John Murray England cricket wicketkeeper (21 Tests 55 dismissals 1 x 100 HS 112 Middlesex CCC) born in London England (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1936
Ron Perranoski American baseball pitcher (World Series 1963 65 LA Dodgers AL saves leader 1969 70) and coach (World Series 1981 88 LAD) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1941
Ajit Wadekar Indian cricket batsman and captain (37 Tests top score 143 Bombay) born in Mumbai India (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1945
Ali Ahmed Aslam Pakistani-Scottish restaurateur (credited with creation of Chicken Tikki Masala) born near Lahore British Raj (now Pakistan) (d. 2022)
01 Apr 1946
Arrigo Sacchi Italian soccer coach (Italy 1991-96 FIFA World Cup silver 1994 Serie A 1987-88 European Cup 1989 90 AC Milan Atltico Madrid Parma) born in Fusignano Italy
01 Apr 1946
Ronnie Lane English rock bassist (Small Faces - Hey Girl) sometimes known as Plonk born in London England (d. 1997)
01 Apr 1725
Francois Bainville French organist and composer born in France (d. 1788)
01 Apr 1858
Arnold Aletrino Dutch physician criminologist and author (From Life) born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)
01 Apr 1858
Truby King New Zealand physician pioneer in infant welfare (Karitne hospitals Plunket Society) born near New Plymouth Zealand (d. 1938) [1]
01 Apr 1866
Ferruccio Busoni Italian piano prodigy composer (Fantasia Contrappuntistica Arlecchino) conductor and pedagogue born in Empoli Kingdom of Italy (d. 1924)
01 Apr 1869
Peter Egge Norwegian writer (De Droom) born in Trondheim Norway (d. 1959)
01 Apr 1883
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov Russian composer (Alexnadrov Ensemble) born in Plakhino Ryazan Governorate (d. 1946) [OS date]
01 Apr 1884
Laurette Taylor [Helen Loretta Cooney] American actress (Peg o My Heart) born in New York City (d. 1946)
01 Apr 1922
William Manchester American historian (Death of a President) born in Attleboro Massachusetts (d. 2004)
01 Apr 1924
Brendan Byrne American politician (Governor of New Jersey 1974-82) born in West Orange New Jersey (d. 2018)
01 Apr 1926
Charles Bressler American tenor specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica 1953-63) and educator born in Kingston Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
01 Apr 1928
Dimitri Frenkel Frank Dutch writer and director (Hadimassa) born in Munich Germany (d. 1988)
01 Apr 1928
Herbert Klein American journalist and press secretary for Richard Nixon born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)
01 Apr 1929
Milan Kundera Czech-French poet and novelist (The Joke The Unbearable Lightness of Being Immortality) born in Brno Czechoslovakia (d. 2023) [1]
01 Apr 1929
Payut Ngaokrachang Thai animator [The Adventure of Sudsakorn) born in Klong Warl Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Thailand (d. 2010)
01 Apr 1930
Joan Franks Williams American contemporary classical composer and promoter (founder of New Dimensions in Music (NDM)) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2003)
01 Apr 1932
Jiri Smutny Czech composer born in Prague Czechoslovakia
01 Apr 1935
Billy Whelan Irish soccer forward (4 caps Rep Ireland Manchester United 79 games died Munich air disaster) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1958)
01 Apr 1939
Rudolph Isley American rock singer (Isley Brothers 1954-89 - Shout Twist and Shout Its Your Thing) and minister born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2023) [1]
01 Apr 1946
William Frederick Fisher American physician and astronaut (STS 51-I) born in Dallas Texas
01 Apr 1947
Norm Van Lier American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1974 76 77 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet) born in East Liverpool Ohio (d. 2009)
01 Apr 1953
Barry Sonnenfeld director (Get Shorty Men in Black) born in New York City
01 Apr 1220
Go-Saga 88th Emperor of Japan (1242-46) born in Heian-ky Japan (d. 1272)
01 Apr 1543
Franois de Bonne Duke of Lesdiguires last Constable of France to be appointed (1622-26) born in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (d. 1626)
01 Apr 1582
Thomas Simpson English composer who worked in Germany born in Kent England (d. 1628)
01 Apr 1610
Charles de Saint-vremond French soldier who fled to exile in England essayist and man of letters born in Coutances Normandy France (d. 1703)
01 Apr 1621
Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and leader (1665-75) born in Amritsar India (d. 1675)
01 Apr 1640
Georg Mohr Danish mathematician who proved the MohrMascheroni theorem born in Copenhagen. Denmark (d. 1697)
01 Apr 1643
Christian Demelius German composer and kapellmeister born in Schlettau Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1711)
01 Apr 1647
John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester English poet (A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind) and courtier of King Charles II born in Oxfordshire England (d. 1680)
01 Apr 1697
Abb Prvost French author and novelist (Manon Lescaut) born in Hesdin Artois France (d. 1763)
01 Apr 1721
Pieter Hellendaal Dutch violinist organist (Pembroke College & Chapel of Peterhouse both in Cambridge England) teacher and composer (Glees) born in Rotterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
01 Apr 1725
Franois Bainville French organist and composer born in France (d. 1788)
01 Apr 1753
Joseph de Maistre Savoyard diplomat writer and a forefather of conservatism born in Chambry Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1821)
01 Apr 1765
Luigi Schiavonetti Italian reproductive engraver and illustrator born in Venetia Italy (d. 1810)
01 Apr 1772
Ignaz Franz von Mosel Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1844)
01 Apr 1802
Hubert Reis German composer and violinist born in Bonn Electorate of Cologne Holy Roman Empire (d. 1886)
01 Apr 1807
Fredrik Cygnaeus Finnish poet literary critic and nationis born in Hmeenlinna Finland (d. 1881)
01 Apr 1809
Willem Ruys Dutch ship owner and founder of Rotterdam Lloyd (Nedlloyd) born in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Netherlands (d. 1889)
01 Apr 1823
Simon Bolivar Buckner American soldier Confederate lieutenant general and 30th governor of Kentucky (1887-91) born in Munfordville Kentucky (d. 1914)
01 Apr 1834
Jim Fisk American financier and robber baron of the Gilded Age known as Big Jim born in Pownal Vermont (d. 1872)
01 Apr 1854
Bill Traylor African-American artist of folk and modern art born near Pleasant Hill Alabama (d. 1949) [1]
01 Apr 1858
Arnold Aletrino Dutch physician criminologist and author (From Life) born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)
01 Apr 1864
Marie Jungius Dutch fairy tale writer feminist and founder of the National Bureau for Womens Labor born in Heiloo Netherlands (d. 1908)
01 Apr 1880
Agha Petros [Petros Elia of Baz] Assyrian military leader during World War I born in Baz Ottoman Empire (d. 1932)
01 Apr 1886
Casimir von Pszthory Austrian composer born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1966)
01 Apr 1898
William James Sidis American mathematician and child prodigy born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1944)
01 Apr 1901
Whittaker Chambers American writer (Time Magazine) and intelligence agent (defected Soviet spy) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1961) [1]
01 Apr 1902
Maria Polydouri Greek poet (Echo over chaos) born in Kalamata Greece (d. 1930)
01 Apr 1919
Joseph Murray American surgeon 1990 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine born in Milford Massachusetts (d. 2012) [1] [2]
01 Apr 1931
Ita Ever Estonian stage radio and screen actress (Tayna chyornykh drozdov (The Secret of the Blackbirds)) born in Paide Jrva County (d. 2023)
01 Apr 1932
Ji Smutn Czech composer and conductor born in Prague Czechoslovakia
01 Apr 1934
Jim Ed Brown American country music singer-songwriter (Here Today and Gone Tomorrow Pop a Top) and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road) born in Sparkman Arkansas (d. 2015)
01 Apr 1935
Hans Boswinkel Dutch stage and screen actor (Surprise Attack Tutorials in Love) theater director and trade unionist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1999)
01 Apr 1935
Larry McDonald American physician and congressman (Rep-D-Georgia 1975-83) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1983)
01 Apr 1936
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Swiss politician and president of the Confederation in 1989 and 1996 born in Paudex Switzerland (d. 1998)
01 Apr 1942
Phil Margo American rock vocalist (Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021)
01 Apr 1945
John Barbata American drummer (Turtles - Happy Together Elenore Crosby Stills Nash & Young Jefferson Starship - Miracles) born in Passiac New Jersey (d. 2024) [1]
01 Apr 1947
Alain Connes French mathematician born in Draguignan France [1]
01 Apr 1951
John Philip Abizaid US Army General who was CENTCOM commander during the Iraq War born in Redwood California
01 Apr 1952
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi convicted Lockerbie bomber (Pan Am 103) born in Tripoli Libya (d. 2012)
01 Apr 1952
Bernard Stiegler French philosopher and founder of the Institute of Research and Innovation (2006) born in Villebon-sur-Yvette France (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1955
Tony Tuff (Winston Anthony Morris) Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (The African Brothers) born in Kingston Jamaica
01 Apr 1220
Go-Saga 88th Emperor of Japan (1242-6) born in Heian Ky Japan (d. 1272)
01 Apr 1737
David Martin Scottish painter and engraver known for the paintings Portrait of Benjamin Franklin and Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray born in Anstruther Scotland (d. 1797)
01 Apr 1883
Leonidas Lon Chaney American actor nicknamed the man of a 1000 faces (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame The Phantom of the Opera) born in Colorado Springs (d. 1930)
01 Apr 1899
Gustavs Celmins Latvian politician born in Riga Russian Empire (d. 1968) [1]
01 Apr 1911
Fauja Singh Indian farmer often credited with being the worlds oldest marathon runner born in Beas Pind British India (d. 2025) [1]
01 Apr 1917
Melville Shavelson American film director producer screenwriter and President of the Writers Guild of America West (1969-71 79-81 85-7) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2007)
01 Apr 1919
Joseph Murray American surgeon and pioneer of organ transplantation (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990) born in Milford Massachusetts (d. 2012) [1] [2]
01 Apr 1932
Ena Hartman [Gerthaline Henry] American actress (Dan August Terminal Island) born in Moscow Arkansas (d. 2025) [1]
01 Apr 1932
Norman Abramson American engineer and wireless networking pioneer who helped develop ALOHAnet born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2020)
01 Apr 1934
Don Hastings American actor (Captain Video and his Video Rangers Dr. Bob Hughes in As the World Turns 1960-2010) born in Brooklyn New York City
01 Apr 1934
Jim Ed Brown American country music singer-songwriter (The Browns - The Three Bells solo - Here Today and Gone Tomorrow Pop a Top) and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road) born in Sparkman Arkansas (d. 2015)
01 Apr 1935
Larry McDonald American Representative from Georgia (Democratic 1975-83) who was killed aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down by Soviet fighters born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1983)
01 Apr 1936
Don Steele [Revert] American radio personality for 45 years chiefly in Los Angeles California market (KHJ KRTH) born in Hollywood California (d. 1997)
01 Apr 1939
Mary K. Gaillard American theoretical physicist and the first woman to join the physics department at the University of California Berkley born in New Brunswick New Jersey (d. 2025) [1]
01 Apr 1941
David Childs American architect who helped design the One World Trade Center born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 2025) [1]
01 Apr 1941
Tom Shipley American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line) born in Mineral Ridge Ohio (d. 2025)
01 Apr 1947
Alain Connes French mathematician who studied operator algebra (Connes embedding problem) born in Draguignan France [1]
01 Apr 1947
F. Ray Mouton American lawyer and co-author of the The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy born in Lafayette Louisiana (d. 2026) [1]
01 Apr 1950
Ed Nijpels Dutch politician Minister of Environment and Chair of the WWF in the Netherlands born in Den Helder Netherlands
01 Apr 1952
Tirso Cruz III Filipino comedian singer and actor (Bilangin ang bituin sa langit Honor Thy Father) born in Manila Philippines
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